By Madison Park, CNN May 2, 2011 7:39 a.m. EDT To read more and see the videos that go with this post click here. CNN) — The use of mammograms has dipped since a medical task force made controversial recommendations that women in their 40s may not need to get breast cancer screenings every year, […]
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Radiation, Risks Are Focus of Breast Screening Studies
By RONI CARYN RABIN Published: August 24, 2010 New York Times When Dr. Deborah Rhodes orders a diagnostic test that involves radiation, she consults a chart in her office that lists the amount of radiation exposure from each test. She considers the patient’s total past exposure, and then carefully weighs the risks and benefits of […]
Study Finds Mammograms Detect Few Cancers, Produce Many False Positives In Younger Women
Article from: The Advisory Board Company © 2010 . All rights reserved. Article URL 06 May 2010 Mammograms detect few breast cancers in women younger than age 40 and often lead to more tests and unwarranted anxiety because of false positives, according to a study published Monday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, […]
Screening Mammograms In Younger Women Have Low Accuracy And Detect Few Cancers
Source: Caroline McNeil Journal of the National Cancer Institute URL: Article URL 04 May 2010 Screening mammograms in women under age 40 result in high rates of callbacks and additional imaging tests but low rates of cancer detection, according to a study published online May 3 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Many […]
Final Health Reform Bill Likely To Cover More Frequent Mammograms Than USPSTF Recommends
Main Category: Breast Cancer Also Included In: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Article Date: 14 Jan 2010 – 4:00 PST Under pressure from doctors, some women’s groups and imaging equipment makers, lawmakers are likely to require coverage for more mammograms in health reform legislation than is currently recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, […]
New Mammogram Recommendations
E. Huff, as staff writer at NaturalNews.com, wrote an interesting article explaining the data behind the new mammogram recommendations. Here’s a quote from the article: “Several years ago, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (PSTF) issued an updated set of recommendations about mammogram screenings, suggesting which and how often women should get them. Since […]
Mammograms & Thermography — Panel’s recommendation has merit.
Mammograms & Thermography — Panel’s recommendation has merit. The two techniques look at different things. Thermography looks at abnormal blood vessel formation, which is an early event in the life of a cancer. Mammography looks at masses (1 centimeter or larger) and calcification patterns, which are later developments. Each has reliability in the recent literature […]
The Mammography Debate, Part II
The Mammography Debate, Part II Written by Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D. Cancer Decisions “Barbara Brenner of the San Francisco-based group, Breast Cancer Action (BCA), is one of the rare leaders who has come out in support of the USPSTF recommendations. She says that the new recommendations would simply bring the US in line with most […]